Silhouetted by the Blue

By - Jones, Traci L.

Floor - Floor 3

Published - Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 2011

ISBN 10 - 0374369143

ISBN 13 - 9780374369149

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Middle schools

Shelf No - 2

Call Number - 808 JON

Physical Description - 200 pages ; 22 cm

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After the death of her mother, seventh-grader Serena finds herself facing the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother, Henry, all while attempting to lead a normal pre-teen life. Seventh-grader Serena Shaw is trying to keep up at school while rehearsing for the lead role in the spring musical and dealing with a father so "blue" he is nearly catatonic. With the aid of a not-so-secret admirer, as well as a growing sense of self-confidence, she faces the challenges of caring for herself and her ball-of-charm younger brother—all while attempting to lead the life of a normal pre-teen. Readers will be drawn into this convincing portrait of a vivacious young person who is on a path to discovering that taking on responsibility sometimes means finding the best way to ask for help.

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